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I had no idea... this guy came from the NYC Archtop luthiers... D;Angelico...D'Aquisto
He makes these guitars about 10 miles from me Entry price is like 85$K <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fBNRB0GUnlI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
There was an interesting story about Mark Knopfler (mentioned above) and John Monteleone in this documentary about six of Mark's guitars. The relevant part starts around 34 minutes in.
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I need to activate parental controls or something so I can't access the Reverb website...And somehow avoid the urge to browse at Guitar Center or Music Zoo..Maybe an intervention is in order
This one was calling my name: Telecaster FMT.. set neck, carved top, Seymore Duncans with coil taps, 6#, and the neck is sweet http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1679599523.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1679599523.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1679599523.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1679599523.jpg |
^^^^ Tim, that is a cool guitar....
I am like you, need parental controls. Have 19 guitars, still always looking.... lol Need to thin out the herd before I add to it again... |
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The boys in the band wanted to explore a couple of SRV tunes so I brought out the beast. 1964 Fender Super Reverb |
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Scuzz Twittley is coarse as to general song content but no slouch on the guitar. Kind of entertaining. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ja0SuN4bn1w" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> |
Looks like a sunburst Les Paul or replica. Didn’t get a good look at the headstock.
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Just picked up an envelope filter...
Time to get some funk on. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1679847459.jpg |
This is Bizzarro World...
Garcia playing a Strat.. Weir playing a Les Paul..Lesh playing an SG Bass? Yea some late hippie editing happens near the end <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MvATjfXqAq8" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> On edit... the tones stayed nearly the same at the end of their career |
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Edit: Found his contest - https://www.facebook.com/scuzztwittly/photos/a.402839993194/10152208037703195/ The guitar in the video is a Gibson Les Paul Standard, but the guitar used for the slide portion of the song is a Gretsch Electromatic 5120. |
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My GAS is acting up again, and it isn't the cheese.
Thinking of building a partscaster, vintage spec. Maybe a All Parts or Mighty Mite neck, ash body, not alder. Probably Fender hardware. Still thinking about pickups. Vintage White, Vintage Blonde, or Butterscotch? Some or of Tortoise shell pickguard maybe? How do you feel about roasted necks or bodies? I don't like the color of the roasted necks, I like a yellowish amber color. |
I'm not doing a build.. but a rebuild..
Of a fairly rare guitar, 1958 Gibson ES-125-3/4 I've finally got the bits to rebuild it http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1682981120.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1682981120.jpg |
^ Cool! What tuners did you get for it?
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This popped up today in honor of Willie's 90th..
“As long as I got my guitar, I’ll be fine.” - Willie Nelson who was struggling to repay a $16.7 million dollar tax debt that had led the federal government to seize all of his assets on November 9, 1990 Yesterday, Willie Nelson celebrated his 90th birthday with his beloved friend, “Trigger”. Trigger is a Martin N-20 nylon-string acoustic with the serial number 242830. Trigger dates to early 1969, which means it was brand-new when Willie obtained it that same year. Why was Willie in need of a new guitar? Because he had laid his beloved Baldwin 800C acoustic on stage between sets and as the story goes, a drunkard stepped on it. With Willie's Baldwin broken, he took it to luthier Shot Jackson, who indeed deemed the guitar unsalvageable. Instead, Shot Jackson sold Willie a brand-new Martin N-20 for $750 – which current inflation puts at more than $5,600. The N-20 was first catalogued in 1969, though Martin began building them in 1968. The model wasn’t a bestseller by any means. Only 262 were made in 1969, making it quite rare. Trigger wears the scars of more than 50 years of life on the road. The frets are all original but have worn down, meaning some notes thump or buzz. Rather than fixing the issue, as is standard procedure, the artefacts have become part of Trigger’s ageing sound through the years. Just as our voices age over time, the tone of Trigger can be tracked over decades of recordings and live performances. Martin N-20s typically sell for between $5,000 and $15,000. Though Trigger is not exactly in mint condition, it’s such an integral part of Willie Nelson’s illustrious career that it might prove one of the most valuable guitars in the world if it ever to hit the auction block – even if that’s unlikely. Trigger has a life of its own. Willie once saved the guitar from a house fire – along with a pound of weed. In turn, Trigger saved Willie from the IRS. In the early 90s, Willie landed in some legal trouble with the IRS and was ordered to pay millions in back taxes and fines. He had no money to pay a band, so he went into the studio and recorded solo versions of many of his classic songs using only Trigger. The proceeds from his grass-roots marketing of the album eventually helped him pay off his debts. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1683002620.jpg |
I hope this isn't a re-post, but there's a couple good StewMac videos on repairing Trigger.
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https://graphtech.com/products/ratio-electric-locking-machine-heads-3-per-side?variant=29499697201175 They also make these plates to cover up sins of the past https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/23...4694&width=713 The pickups are custom PAF from Gemini pickups.. I found they (he) is local to me and made the pickups to spec in just a week. Gemini Pickups |
I’ll continue to endorse my kid here:
She was invited to record some clips on various guitars for a luthier in the Chicagoland area. I think she’s doing pretty well… https://youtu.be/dx--QJP4bRY |
Very impressive!
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GAS strikes again... I decided I needed some more pedals..
I had a box of vintage pedals from the late 70s but it apparently got lost in one of my moves.... http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1687624295.jpg |
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Interesting story on this first ordered 1934 D-28. This is a Grail guitar. I love the sound of it!
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Nope. Not a savant. Just a really hard worker. She’s been practicing really consistently since about age 9. Lucky enough to align her with teachers that were able to push her just hard enough that her internal motivation was piqued. Then, she decided that she really wants to do this. Faculty at her university is world class. By the way - those guitars she plays in Brune’s videos are also world class I think she played about $250k in guitars that day. And yes. You CAN tell. |
^^^^^^^^ Awesome. Good timing for her to get after her passion with good people around to help. But, yes, clearly he has put the work in!
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I am a big fan or Prestige Guitars here in Vancouver. Have 2 accoustics they built for me. Both beautiful instruments.
They started setting up their Custom Shop Factory in 2023 and I toured it before it was producing guitars. Today I got a second tour, with another business peer, to see guitars being produced now. I have become good friends with Mike, the owner. Mike created a vision for a guitar just for me and I confirmed the order a few weeks ago. Details were firmed up on all of the custom details. Great attention to detail and customer service. Their desire to build exactly what you want is un real. From picking the actual wood pieces to, inlays, to anything you can think of. Epic service and craftmanship. Check them out here.... https://www.prestigeguitars.com/custom-shop/ They have a seperate company that allows them to source all of their own tone woods and supply tone woods to some of the biggest guitar companies in the world. Cheers |
What can you tell us about your build?
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Here are a few of the kid’s guitar.
Not Jeff’s luthier in Vancouver, but may be interesting. This guy is in Paracho, MX. uses traditional Spanish methods. Indian rosewood back and sides. Cedar top. French polish. Took about a year. Sounds great - and her daily workhorse. Hope you enjoy. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1691556659.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1691556659.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1691556659.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1691556659.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1691556659.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1691556659.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1691556659.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1691556659.jpg http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1691556659.jpg |
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That's awesome! Do you have a video of her playing it?
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This is the guitar pictured above. I think she has other, More recent videos - but m not finding them. Her progress has been pretty significant since. |
I'd like to have one of these. The real one sold in auction for 1.9 million.
https://reverb.com/item/17152391-wolf-replica-jerry-garcia-guitar |
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https://reverb.com/item/68853272-all-original-1976-ibanez-2681-bob-weir-artist-tree-of-life-new-not-reissue-usa-seller https://images.reverb.com/image/uplo...orcwjqacr0.jpg But ended up with this... essentially an identical guitar (its a single cut) but without the premium price the name attached brought.. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1691613216.jpg |
Pretty Similar!
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The Pickups are the same, The binding and ornamentation are the same. The tailpieces are different Mine, a 2671 has a factory coil tap Allegedly the ones Ibanez custom made for Weir, had larger headstocks... the belief was the the extra mass on both ends of the neck helped sustain.... I think in a Spinal Tap sort of way... like 11, or heavy air I just couldn't justify paying thousands more for an instrument because of the name attached.... The one I got is a piece of art.. though its tough to play for to long... it weighs close to 11# |
Jerry's rosebud guitar weighs 13 pounds.
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The headstock details and fret board inlays are amazing. Out of curiosity, any idea what the head stock angle is? It doesn't matter, I am just a curious guy.... :) |
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